<![CDATA[SoliForum - 3D Printing Community — X-Axis Motor Cooling FTW!]]> https://www.soliforum.com/topic/1500/xaxis-motor-cooling-ftw/ Fri, 26 Apr 2013 09:04:48 +0000 PunBB <![CDATA[Re: X-Axis Motor Cooling FTW!]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/20986/#p20986 I haven't modded my SD with any fans yet, is it possible to get a fan for cooling the plastic out of the extruder as well as a fan for the x motor, or is there no where to pull that power from?

]]> Fri, 26 Apr 2013 09:04:48 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/20986/#p20986 <![CDATA[Re: X-Axis Motor Cooling FTW!]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/19676/#p19676 Also, the x-motor is driven harder relative to its current rating than the y motor.

]]> Fri, 12 Apr 2013 14:22:22 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/19676/#p19676 <![CDATA[Re: X-Axis Motor Cooling FTW!]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/19673/#p19673 wilheldp wrote:

Why does the x-axis motor get so hot but they y-axis doesn't?  I understand that the z-axis operates much less frequently, but it seems like the x and y would be similar.

Y motor is attached directly to the SD frame, using it like one giant heatsink.  X motor is floating in the middle of a hot-air bath.

]]> Fri, 12 Apr 2013 13:32:28 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/19673/#p19673 <![CDATA[Re: X-Axis Motor Cooling FTW!]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/19666/#p19666 Why does the x-axis motor get so hot but they y-axis doesn't?  I understand that the z-axis operates much less frequently, but it seems like the x and y would be similar.

]]> Fri, 12 Apr 2013 12:45:06 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/19666/#p19666 <![CDATA[Re: X-Axis Motor Cooling FTW!]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/19641/#p19641 Jebus314 wrote:

Does this apply to the SD2 and SD3? Do both use the same size motor?

Yes

Did nlancaster mod to my SD3 and it is cool now smile
Pain was to solder two headers to board to get 12v, i also added resistor to get voltage down to 9v as it was too loud.

]]> Fri, 12 Apr 2013 05:46:44 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/19641/#p19641 <![CDATA[Re: X-Axis Motor Cooling FTW!]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/19596/#p19596 Does this apply to the SD2 and SD3? Do both use the same size motor?

]]> Fri, 12 Apr 2013 00:34:22 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/19596/#p19596 <![CDATA[Re: X-Axis Motor Cooling FTW!]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/18350/#p18350 Xaro I will look into it.  change of air direction will make it a much more complicated part.

]]> Tue, 02 Apr 2013 16:26:54 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/18350/#p18350 <![CDATA[Re: X-Axis Motor Cooling FTW!]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/18349/#p18349 nlancaster wrote:

I did this with my own design cooler. Looks a little cleaner and with big wide air passages with a low speed fan motor is warm to the touch even after long print times.

http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:68827

http://pdxmc.com/uploads/sd3/20130401_204952.jpg

Nice Work man. Very Nice.

Any chance you can make a Rev 2 where the air gets forced out to the side of solidoodle?(away from the bed)

]]> Tue, 02 Apr 2013 16:14:16 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/18349/#p18349 <![CDATA[Re: X-Axis Motor Cooling FTW!]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/18312/#p18312 I did this with my own design cooler. Looks a little cleaner and with big wide air passages with a low speed fan motor is warm to the touch even after long print times.

http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:68827

http://pdxmc.com/uploads/sd3/20130401_204952.jpg

]]> Tue, 02 Apr 2013 04:15:01 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/18312/#p18312 <![CDATA[Re: X-Axis Motor Cooling FTW!]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/16870/#p16870 Can someone please post a pic from the pins where I can take the power from for the fan.
This would help a lot!

]]> Mon, 18 Mar 2013 21:13:47 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/16870/#p16870 <![CDATA[Re: X-Axis Motor Cooling FTW!]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/15411/#p15411 Look around at various sellers on emakershop.com, it's kind of an Etsy for 3d printing people. There are also a lot of European listings in the reprap.org wiki since RepRap is from there.

]]> Thu, 07 Mar 2013 17:32:52 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/15411/#p15411 <![CDATA[Re: X-Axis Motor Cooling FTW!]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/15403/#p15403 wire10ga wrote:

Here is where I got mine.

http://store.qu-bd.com/product.php?id_product=13

Price was good, plus I'm in the same state so shipping time was next day for me.

Thank you!

I'm searching for a store in Europe that offers parts for 3D-printers.
Which tape does Solidoodle use to isolate the hot end?

]]> Thu, 07 Mar 2013 16:34:42 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/15403/#p15403 <![CDATA[Re: X-Axis Motor Cooling FTW!]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/15372/#p15372 Here is where I got mine.

http://store.qu-bd.com/product.php?id_product=13

Price was good, plus I'm in the same state so shipping time was next day for me.

]]> Thu, 07 Mar 2013 13:06:22 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/15372/#p15372 <![CDATA[Re: X-Axis Motor Cooling FTW!]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/15274/#p15274 Where do you get the fan for the mount?

]]> Wed, 06 Mar 2013 22:03:05 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/15274/#p15274 <![CDATA[Re: X-Axis Motor Cooling FTW!]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/15253/#p15253 I took the power off the board in back. There was a set of unused pin holes marked +12V / GND. It's next to where the LED lights plug in. Soldered in a 2 pin header, the fans I got had a matching fan header already on them, so I just spliced in longer wires.

]]> Wed, 06 Mar 2013 18:16:09 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/15253/#p15253